[Hector huffs out a disbelieving breath, but lowers his hammer. He doesn't mean to use it against Adrian, or anyone else but Isaac and his creatures.]

I believe his focus is on me, for now. He didn't pursue me until he'd routed the vampire generals. It will likely be the same before he turns his sights to the Belmont or you.

[He follows where Alucard leads, having no clue where he is being taken. Any knowledge he had of the castle in the past, he counts as completely unreliable now.]

When I talked theory with your father when he sought me out near Rhodes, he mentioned a type of crystal he'd discovered that he thought could enhance my work. He was cultivating them in the catacombs during the campaign, but we never had the chance to test them. They could still be there.

[Isaac isn't here, but at least if he can get his hands on them, this trip will not have been wasted.]